Caught By Her Elegance (UNO)

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"He died, three years after your mother died." Victor said. Nasa bahay sya, humahangos noong dumating. "They were hunting me down, they knew that I am going to tell you that I know who killed Mrs. Alicia."

"Please make me believe." I said in sarcasm as I rolled my two eyes.

Tiningnan ako ng masama ng mga kapatid ko na nakikinig rin. Nagpapaikot nanaman sila. They shouldn't take this seriously, hindi naman totoo-

"Alam kong hindi ka kampante sa mga sinasabi ko, Prinsesa. Pero ang alam ko'y binabayaran nya ang mga taong nagbalak magsabi ng totoo sa inyo."

"They are paying for what?" my twin asked.

"Oo, pero may isang sangay ng gobyerno ang tumutulong sa inyo para panatilihing bukas ang kaso. Hindi nya kaya ang abogado nyo na may hawak ng kaso ni Mrs. Alicia, kaya binabayaran nya lang ang tumetistigo." pagtutuloy nya. Lahat kami ay tahimik at naghihintay sa sasabihin nya.

Hindi ganito ang sinabi ng ibang tao na may gustong tumestigo tungkol sa kaso ni Mama.

"Ang pumatay sa nanay nyo ay may koneksyon sa isang royalty family. At alam ko ang susunod nyang plano" sabi nya tsaka tumayo.

"Anong plano?" tanong ni Kuya Crei.

"Kamahalan, ang plano nya'y patayin ang mga naging bunga ng pagmamahalan nyo ni Mrs. Alicia." he then opened the door.

We wanted to ask him a question more but we can't take the information he said.

Patayin ang mga naging bunga. That's... Us, their children.

"Bakit naman ngayon?" tanong ko. "ngayon na kaya na nating lumaban?"

"Yea, why would the killer planned to kill us when he had a chance to do it before? Nung hindi pa natin kaya," my twin brother agreed to me.

"The killer wants us to suffer." Kuya said. Hindi parin nagsasalita si daddy.

"Suffer one by one? Si Daddy ang gusto nyang mawalan." we all look at Dad who's still unmoving. Nakatulala sya.

"Dad, do you have a clue?" Caliks asked.

Slowly, Dad nodded. Lahat kami ay nakatingin sa kanya, who is it?

"I had a relationship with someone before your Mom. She's jealous of her, your Mom. She's a regular person and your Mom's a princess."

"Then who's the girl, the girl you've been in a relationship with before?" I asked.

"There's a rumor that after your Mom and I got married, she hanged herself." Dad continued.

"What's the reason?"

"Magkarelasyon pa kami noong magustuhan ko si Alicia. She became more jealous, pakiramdam ko'y nahalata nya. Hindi sya pumayag noong nakipaghiwalay ako, sinabi kong gusto ko si Alicia. And that's the wrong move." he sighed. Umalis sya sa sala tsaka pumasok sa kwarto nya.

Hindi namin sya kayang pilitin na sabihin sa amin lahat. Kaya bukas pa rin ang kaso kasi gusto ni Daddy na malaman ang nangyari kay Mama.

And now, we have another hint. But the girl died, based on Dad's story.

"Paano kung hindi totoo yung sinabi ni Dad na rumor?" Caliks suddenly asked.

"Then we need to find that girl-"

"Kuya!" napatingin kami sa malakas na sigaw ni Cailer sa gawi namin.

"What happened?" I asked, hinihingal sya. Nakikita ko narin ang pagbagsak ng luha sa mga mata nya. He's afraid.